poocow Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I've been tossing up all day whether to come. I don't think my dogs have high enough drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akitaowner Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 generally all dogs have some level of drive, it may be pack, prey food or a different type of drive. Im going to bring my boy who i suspect has very low levels of prey drive - and its going to be difficult to get him into drive in a foreign environment - but i thought if anyone can Steve can.... :p i now have 2 spaces available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Is Chopper going to be the smallest dog there :eek: He's only 19kgs! Hope he doesn't get little dog syndrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocow Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 generally all dogs have some level of drive, it may be pack, prey food or a different type of drive. Im going to bring my boy who i suspect has very low levels of prey drive - and its going to be difficult to get him into drive in a foreign environment - but i thought if anyone can Steve can.... i now have 2 spaces available I just didn't want to come and have Steve go 'what a useless cocker' Hes very food motivated but is very stubborn at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickasyoucan Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 (edited) Is Chopper going to be the smallest dog there :eek: He's only 19kgs! Hope he doesn't get little dog syndrome Nah, Ruth, Jake is only 17kg (or 18 kg on "fat days") Around the same weight as me - not!!!!! (triple or quadruple that) PS I'm bringing a skateboard so no-one is going to look more stupid than me. I pm'd Steve and he said bring it along. Hopefully Jake will perform as normal (ie crazy) and not pretend to be well-behaved.!! Edited June 27, 2008 by JakesMum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PixieOfWrath Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I just didn't want to come and have Steve go 'what a useless cocker' Hes very food motivated but is very stubborn at times. Hell I would say if you were questioning it, it would be all the more reason to come and hone your skills in bringing out what drive he does have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwm Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I just didn't want to come and have Steve go 'what a useless cocker' Hes very food motivated but is very stubborn at times. Hell I would say if you were questioning it, it would be all the more reason to come and hone your skills in bringing out what drive he does have... Is there a LEAP and WOOF drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocow Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Ok I think I will! Thanks Pixie. So Ruthless Chopper won't be the smallest, Lord Darcy Doogan will! All 10kg of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Yay Poo cow's coming Don't let him growl at Chopper, he dunt like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocow Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 As long as his space isn't crowded by too many dogs at once hes fine. If other dogs respect him as alpha (hard to believe at only 10kg I know) hes fine. I did think about bringing Top instead, but honestly I would just get far too frustrated. If there was a workshop in increasing brain cells, well I'd be all for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K9Pro Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 (edited) K9: Most dogs wil be hesitant at going full on into drive in a new place, but mostly this workshop is about teaching handlers how to get started with drive training & how to progress, most importantly, what not to do... The size of the dog doesnt matter either .. lol... Edited June 27, 2008 by K9 Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K9Pro Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 K9: Looking forward to seeing you all at the workshop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocow Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Thanks for instilling hope in me! AO can you empty your inbox please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocow Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Oh and count me in for pizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Thanks AO and Steve for a great day Apologies to everyone else for Chopper's whinging In case anyone's wondering, he finally stopped about 10 mins before the end. Maybe I should've put his fancy orange jacket on him earlier :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PixieOfWrath Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Many many thanks to Bridget and Steve, and more again to Kamuzz for letting me take her place!! Apologies to everyone else for Chopper's whinging In case anyone's wondering, he finally stopped about 10 mins before the end. Maybe I should've put his fancy orange jacket on him earlier :D I'm sorry, but Desmo's deafening squealing, wailing, howling and barking when poor Chopper was trying to have his turn was WITHOUT QUESTION the worst carry-on of the day He was not impressed at being left in the car while all the other dogs had their turns, but none of you would have been able to hear anything for the rest of the day (indeed the rest of the week once your eardrums had burst) if I'd kept him down on the field with me. We had a wonderful time and I feel inspired! Thanks again Was lovely to catch up with "old" friends too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamuzz Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Many many thanks to Bridget and Steve, and more again to Kamuzz for letting me take her place!! Apologies to everyone else for Chopper's whinging In case anyone's wondering, he finally stopped about 10 mins before the end. Maybe I should've put his fancy orange jacket on him earlier :D I'm sorry, but Desmo's deafening squealing, wailing, howling and barking when poor Chopper was trying to have his turn was WITHOUT QUESTION the worst carry-on of the day He was not impressed at being left in the car while all the other dogs had their turns, but none of you would have been able to hear anything for the rest of the day (indeed the rest of the week once your eardrums had burst) if I'd kept him down on the field with me. We had a wonderful time and I feel inspired! Thanks again Was lovely to catch up with "old" friends too And thank you for taking my place on short notice - glad you had fun (although Desmo may disagree on that score by the sound of things) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocow Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Big thanks to Steve and Bridget for an awesome day, I learnt a lot :D My apologies for his lordships barking, he really is a demanding so-and-so. Ruthless - Chopper didn't bother me at all, I could barely hear him. But he did look spunky in his orange jacket. Pixie - Desmo didn't bother me, it was great to see him so enthused!!! He was great to watch in action! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke GSP Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I really cannot thank Bridget and Steve enough. I think the day was great despite montes apparent lack of interest, however i believe that Molly made up for him with a fantastic display of pooh drive, one of the lesser known drives! Not sure how you harness that drive though :D On a more serious note I do have a question in regard to the differance between prey and food drive as the manifestation of both is very similar ie focusing on the object while displaying obvious arousal. Is the differance purely the trigger/stimuli ie prey =simulated prey item / food= food item or, the drive satisfaction part ie food =eat something/ prey =catch something in your mouth without eating it or, in fact both the trigger and the satisfaction parts of the equation? Is there a chemical difference as to what happens within the dogs brain or purely the trigger and desired outcome? I promise I was listening if this was covered on the day but it is a thought that popped in to my head oin the way home. Once again thanks to bridget, Steve and all that attended for making Bron, the dogs and me feel very welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickasyoucan Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 (edited) I echo everyone's words, my head was buzzing with ideas when I got back to the place we were staying. I have just got back home from the weekend away and Jake must have been listening has he has gone and found his tug toy! Must have been inspired by Steve's game with him. Thanks again Steve and Bridget. PS hoping to find a way to video the skateboard obsession in case anyone feels they missed out on the "show". Edited June 29, 2008 by JakesMum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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